Text: Ezra 1:4
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 35:5
Subject: Freewill contributions for sanctuary building
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Analogy
Significance: Moses' call in Exodus 35:5 for a "contribution to the LORD" (תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה, terumat YHWH) of "gold, silver, and bronze" for the tabernacle provides the template for Cyrus's decree in Ezra 1:4, which calls for neighbors to assist returnees with "silver, gold, goods, and livestock" for rebuilding the temple. Both texts present the construction of God's dwelling as a community project requiring voluntary contributions of precious materials. The Ezra narrator shapes the return narrative to mirror the Exodus pattern: Israel receives Gentile wealth for building a sanctuary, establishing continuity between the original tabernacle and the rebuilt second temple as expressions of the same divine purpose.
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Text: Exodus 35:5
OT Text Referred to: Ezra 1:4
Subject: Tithes and offerings
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Analogy
Significance: This link traces the sacrificial system's development through Israel's Scriptures. What Exodus 35 establishes, Ezra 1 interprets, showing sacrifice as central to approaching God. Christ is the ultimate sacrifice, offering himself once for all (Heb 10:10-14), fulfilling and transcending all that the sacrificial system anticipated.